[alt-photo] Re: thick vellum for pt/pd

[Marek Matusz]

Transvel is available in different weights and a while back I got samples of them. They all print palladium nicely with rich blacks. The heavy grade vellum looks so good when you take it out of the box, but I found it impossible to end up with a smooth print. No matter what I tried it would always dry wavy and uneven. Actually the thinner the vellum the easier it is for me to dry it to a flat and smooth surface.
ANy tricks that I have not tried?
Marek 
 

> From: dspector at charter.net
> To: alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org
> Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:33:59 -0800
> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: thick vellum for pt/pd
> 
> Clearprint isn't really clear, but there's another translucent vellum,
> transvel, available directly from butlerdearden.com. Transvel isn't as
> easy to work with, it isn't dimensionally stable at all, and needs to be
> firmly attached before coating to keep it from curling up, but it has a very
> interesting depth to the image, like you're looking into or through the
> paper.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org] On Behalf Of
> Christina Anderson
> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 7:27 AM
> To: The alternative photographic processes mailing list
> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: thick vellum for pt/pd
> 
> Thanks, Denny. I forgot to say, it is clear/see-through. But I think this is
> true of all vellums, though vellum is sometimes used to describe a surface
> texture and is not a see-through paper which gets confusing when
> mail-ordering.
> Chris
> 
> Christina Z. Anderson
> christinaZanderson.com
> 
> On Dec 20, 2011, at 8:21 AM, Denny wrote:
> 
> > Clearprint 20 lb vellum works with pt/pd, much easier to handle than 
> > Bienfang.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org
> > [mailto:alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org] On 
> > Behalf Of Christina Anderson
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 7:15 AM
> > To: Alt List
> > Subject: [alt-photo] thick vellum for pt/pd
> > 
> > Years ago I purchased a bunch of different papers to try with alt--it 
> > would have been 2003, in fact. I purchased one really nice vellum 
> > paper that was THICK, not like Bienfang or whatnot that are in pads 
> > and very flimsy. I think it might have been Canson Opalux vellum but I 
> > don't know. I have been going through the list and there is mention of 
> > "Bee Vellum" by Jeffrey Mathias (now into 1999, the year of Prince). 
> > Has anyone tried this, and, if not, can you recommend a thick, sturdy 
> > vellum for alt? I just loved this one vellum I used back then, but I 
> > wasn't so great with labeling papers, which has come back to bite me in
> the butt.
> > Chris
> > 
> > 
> > Christina Z. Anderson
> > christinaZanderson.com
> > 
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